Planning Permission Ireland
GrantedAlterationsDecided 18 June 2020

HIGH STREET & MEATH LANE, TULLAMORE, CO OFFALY

Extensions and alterations to a public house, including partial demolition and works to a protected structure.

204 · Offaly County Council · Lodged 17 January 2020

Reference
204
Authority
Offaly County Council
Register status
Decided
Type
PERMISSION
Received
17 January 2020

Summary

AI-generated

The project involves the partial demolition of a three-storey rear extension at the Copper Pot Still public house. It includes extensions across multiple floors, a change of use from storage to kitchen/bar at basement level, and works within the curtilage of a protected structure.

Alterationspubheritagedemolition
Storeys
3

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Official record

Development description

Works to be carried out to a protected structure as follows: the partial demolition of an existing three-storey extension to the rear of an existing public house known as the copper pot still, the change of use from storage to kitchen and bar area at basement level, extensions at ground floor, first floor and second floor levels to the rear, the provision of an external covered seating area to the rear with external stairs to yard level, removal of the first floor to create a double height space over bar, proposed additional rooflights to the front of the existing building, change of use from residential to storage and staff areas at second floor, upgrading to boundary walls, proposed signage to the south, all associated internal modifications and siteworks along meath lane, including the demolition of an existing outbuilding. The proposed works are in the curtilage of a protected structure listed under the record of protected structures in the tullamore town and environs development plan (rps ref. 23-223)

Land-use zoning

What this land is zoned for

Town Centre/Mixed UseRE
The purpose of this zoning is to maintain the vitality and viability of existing town and village centres by developing and consolidating centres with an appropriate mix of commercial, recreational, cultural, amenity and residential uses.

National zoning type: Mixed Use, general development, opportunity/proposal site

Objective set by the Offaly County Development Plan 2021-2027 (2021–2027). The planning authority decides each application on its own merits — this is the zoning context, not a compliance assessment.

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within 500 m
Residential Property Price Register sales within 500 metres of this site
AddressDatePriceDistance
104 Altmore House, Tara St, TullamoreMay 2026€185,000112 m
5 Roselawn, High St, TullamoreMar 2025€250,000139 m
Beechmount, High Street, TullamoreFeb 2026€360,000168 m
Apt 4 Watermill Lane, Tullamore, OffalyNov 2025€233,000179 m
1 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VATMay 2026€422,907197 m
19 Ridley Way Ridley Place, Collins Lane, Tullamoreprice excludes VATMay 2026€374,449197 m
7 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VATMay 2026€330,396197 m
3 Collins Walk, Ridley Place, Tullamoreprice excludes VATMay 2026€330,396197 m

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Sources: Building Control Management System (commencement notices) and the Residential Property Price Register, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Records are matched to this application by location and may not be exhaustive; always confirm against the official source before relying on them.

Key dates

Timeline

  1. Application received17 January 2020
  2. Further information requested10 March 2020
  3. Further information received24 March 2020
  4. Decision due20 June 2020
  5. Decision issued18 June 2020
  6. Grant issued5 August 2020
  7. Permission expiry4 August 2025

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